On Friday 25 March 2005 15:47, Paul J. Lucas wrote: > If I want to change a host's name, I edit: > > /etc/hostname > /etc/mailname > /etc/hosts > > which I did, but 'uname -n' still prints the old hostname. Is a > reboot necessary?
I have seen advice to reboot VERY soon after changing the system's hostname (which would include using the hostname command), lest bad things happen. I'm not sure how seriously I take that, given that you can restart most everything without rebooting, but it wouldn't hurt if you're unsure. -- Lee. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
